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Indiana county issues emergency alert for missing 13-year-old in Columbia City
Whitley County, Indiana, emergency officials issued an alert Wednesday morning saying 13-year-old Aundrea Barajas was missing from Columbia City and was last seen at 7:15 a.m., and asked anyone who sees her to call 911.
The Whitley County Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security in Indiana issued a Local Area Emergency alert at 9:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 21, saying 13-year-old Aundrea Barajas was missing from Columbia City1.
According to the alert, she was last seen on the west side of Columbia City at 7:15 a.m.1. The alert describes her as 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 100 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair, wearing light-colored sweatpants, a light jacket with horizontal pinstripes and a leopard-print backpack1.
The county asked anyone who sees her to call 911 immediately1. The alert was set to expire at 3:45 p.m. ET1.
No news outlet had reported on the case in the desk's coverage at the time of writing, and officials had not said whether foul play is suspected1.